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enNCTech4Good social was a big success!https://netsquared.org/blog/nctech4good-social-was-big-success
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Great NCTech4Good holiday social last night at Hope Valley Bar and Grill! Comments on the Meetup event include "Super conversations, people introducing one another to help facilitate connections." One of our newcomers said "It was a blast networking with great professionals, I really enjoyed it." <a href="https://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/events/240078036/">https://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/events/240078036/</a></p>
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The holidays are near so we're celebrating...YOU! No program - just fun, networking, food, and drinks.</p>
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We’ll be at Hope Valley Brewing Company in Durham, December 6, 6:30-8:00pm. RSVP <a data-ft="{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetup.com%2FNCTech4Good%2Fevents%2F240078036%2F&amp;h=ATO0mIGmTHrWGxKs86xcpr66txSz7xbhrn8lDhnL9t3QTILHSL4fJx0wGLql086E1Fmlu2TKujCm7owFm4Gf-3mCrTZzohL00wlnHEZmjAk_z5iCjPZudTFfs9Sgo3XV6eTRyn8uj3DenTvy4pWjxXNICyfBAQlxA2VQb232XZVKW26wtJiUdGOuoWZzDWLG1ozgtqZPN8yD28SStN3Uj9c75D-wVeMfiQhjWckE5SL9UXHKtgoh9lGPSRit22NSaECIuM3J7bfqSyQsalwEvFD3pPsMVkVh-S7W9RSXhIA" href="https://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/events/240078036/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/events/240078036/</a></p>
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The 8th Annual <a href="http://www.nct4g.org/">NCTech4Good Conference</a> held June 6-7 at The Solution Center in Durham was the best yet!</p>
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Check out the posts made throughout the conference with photos and video assembled at<a href="https://storify.com/hallman/2017-nctech4good-conference-593c405dec0578ba3f7270b6"> Storify</a>.</p>
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Presentation slides and shared attendee notes have been added to the session descriptions linked from the <a href="http://www.nct4g.org/schedule/">schedule</a>.</p>
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What folks liked:</p>
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The camaraderie and networking with like-minded individuals.</li>
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The stream of useful information and links to resources!</li>
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Easy flow of the schedule on Tuesday–good combination of content and networking.</li>
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The presenters had time to give in depth answers to questions from the audience, and that was “gold” for me. How often do you get the opportunity to ask a professional in a certain field for specific advice for free? And, the presenters and attendees generously shared their expertise. I felt genuinely and warmly supported.</li>
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The venue and location are top notch! And I appreciate there is a conference devoted to NP tech.</li>
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We have a little space left at the 8th Annual<a href="http://www.nct4g.org/">NCTech4Good Conference</a> at The Solution Center in Durham, NC, June 6-7. We've got a great <a href="http://www.nct4g.org/schedule/">schedule</a>. You're welcome to join us. The last day to register is Tuesday, May 30.NCTech4Good Conference June 6-7 in Durham, NC</p>
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Video from our January 18, 2017, NCTech4Good meetup "Email is Not Dead!" </p>
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We didn't come up with a speaker for the meeting so we had discussion. Personally, I like discussions better than speakers for a lot topics. The meetings are fun and lively.</p>
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Taylor Volk, Delivery Manager, Apex Systems, will <a href="http://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/events/233288896/?read=1&amp;_af=event&amp;_af_eid=233288896&amp;https=off">presented on Social Media</a> – what you need to know as a nonprofit (dashboards, platforms, content strategy, engaging your target audience, and more). She will covered topics such as how to map out your social media strategy, going over social media platforms, how to succeed with social media, and understanding the benefits when used effectively. Apex Systems has presented this topic to a Baltimore Tech4Good group and they found the information very helpful!</p>
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<b>Taylor's Bio: </b><i>I work for Apex Systems, an IT staffing firm focused on placing IT professionals in positions with our clients! I manage the recruiters in our Raleigh office. A little bit about my background, I moved to NC 10 years ago from Delaware and haven’t left since! I graduated from ECU (Go Pirates!) with a biology and sociology degree. I love partnering with local organizations and to be able to engage with the community! </i></p>
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I attended <a href="http://howtoreachpeople.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=462c3c4bf6455def95a2c4f64&amp;id=87354c8aa1&amp;e=8f80da262c">NCTech4Good</a> in North Carolina in June where I gave a presentation on storytelling (although more important than that is the super awesome people I connected with: some old and some new friends). </p>
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But what are some tips I can pass along to you about reaching your audience? Here are a few (of many) that stuck with me: </p>
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<b>If you’re running an event or conference, you set the tone immediately, whether it's intentional or not. </b>So, it's probably a good idea to make it intentional. The conference started with five-minute ignite talks. Each presenter’s slides moved along whether they were ready or not! It was awesome to see the different styles of the presenters. I didn’t realize it at first, but these ignite talks set the tone for a relaxed conference where topics such as introversion and extroversion, finding your spark, and cheese castles and initiative were normal topics.
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When you attend a new conference (this was actually my second time at NCTech4Good) you don't know what the tone will be. Most people wait to see how it's set and adapt accordingly. This conference set the tone for making great connections and reaching out to people in an informal way. (Just in case this isn't clear, this is a very good thing, and this is exactly what people want when they attend a conference).</li>
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<b>In order to work well with different people, try understanding their personality and needs.</b> Dawn Crawford, an extrovert who runs BC/DC Ideas, talked about working with an office of introverts. As an extrovert, she definitely nailed some introvert qualities: yes, sometimes canceling plans is like heroin, and yes, activism for us can sometimes be uniting separately in our own homes, and yes, we do only say a fraction of what we think. That her entire talk was about how she cared enough about the personality of her staff to research how to meet their needs is awesome.</li>
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<b>Always consider the goals of people you’re trying to reach. </b>This was a message that came up numerous times in a workshop, facilitated by Katie Todd from the NC League of Conservation Voters.
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Are you managing staff, interns, or volunteers? Are you asking people to come to your event? Are you soliciting donations, or asking people to buy your service, or product? Focus on your shared goals. Helping them meet their goals will go a long way to helping you meet yours. </li>
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If you've tried to reach out to someone and it's not working, change your message. Everyone sees the world through their own lens. They may start to see through your lens, if you tweak how you communicate it.</li>
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<b>Take initiative before someone tells you what to do.</b> If you don’t, you’ll be squeezing sauerkraut, said Molly Rivera from the Food Bank of Central &amp; Eastern NC, talking about her time at Mars Cheese Castle in Wisconsin. If you don’t know what to do, come up with something. Try new things, and try new things and fail. And I’m not sure if Molly said this, but somewhere in there, something awesome will happen. </li>
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What we heard about the <a href="http://www.nct4g.org/">NCTech4Good Conference</a> June2-3 in Durham, NC:</p>
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The opportunity to network and exchange ideas, not just between sessions, but in the sessions themselves, was invaluable!!</li>
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It was great to be able to hear what was and wasn't working for other people.</li>
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Every session gave me something I could use in my current job role.</li>
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It was one of the best conferences I've ever attended.</li>
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@NCTech4Good you do not disappoint. This conference just gets better and better each year.</li>
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Presentation slides and shared attendee notes have been added to the session descriptions linked from the <a href="http://www.nct4g.org/schedule/">schedule</a>. Check out the posts made throughout the conference with photos and video <a href="https://storify.com/hallman/2016-nctech4good-conference-575d8404520794ed65d0a294">assembled at Storify</a>. Visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOVa6MxIgdVGPhaEXOkr9pm-AaiIHvXPg">YouTube Playlist</a> for several short videos.</p>
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Don't miss the next <a href="http://www.nct4g.org/">NCTech4Good Conference</a> June 6-7, 2017, at <a href="http://www.thesolutioncenter.com/">The Solution Center </a>in Durham, NC.</p>
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John Snyder of <a href="http://www.netfriends.com/">Netfriends</a> gave a very informative presentation on Google Fiber for Nonprofits at the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/events/228204458/">NCTech4Good meetup May 18, 2016</a>. His slides are <a href="http://www.nct4g.org/16may18google-fiber_v2/">here</a>. Here is video of his presentation.</p>
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UNC-TV, 10 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC.<br />
RSVP: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/events/228204458/">www.meetup.com/NCTech4Good/events/228204458/</a></p>
<p>Google Fiber is coming to the NC Triangle. What do nonprofits need to know in order to take advantage of this offering? What are the benefits? What are the costs? John Snyder of <a href="http://www.netfriends.com/">Netfriends</a> will lead us through a discussion of the options. </p>
<p>We invite all local nonprofit organizations to network, learn, test and explore new technologies, exchange ideas, and best practices. #nptech #nct4g</p>
<p>Pizza (sponsored by NTEN &amp; PINInc) and networking starting at 6:30 pm, program at 7:00. Many thanks to UNC-TV for being our host for this meeting. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nct4g.org/nctech4good-management-team/">The NCT4G Organizers</a></p>
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